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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Beirut is waiting for the effects of U.S. diplomatic efforts as disputes over the right of Hezbollah to maintain an armed resistance drags on, lawmakers said.

YORK, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contacted BAE Systems to provide the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Interior with its armored vehicle systems.

RESTON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted NCI Inc. to provide mission critical engineering and information technology support services.

BOSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities said convicted killer Ralph F. DeLeo, who avoided a life prison sentence by aiding them, has been indicted in an organized crime case in Boston.

ATLANTA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Health officials say they have no single explanation for why autism is up by half among American children.

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A new mega-resort in Las Vegas is testing the theory that more customers means more profits for city businesses, various market analysts said.

EDE, Netherlands, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A new weapon in the war on obesity may be the satiating effect of food aromas, Dutch researchers suggest.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The death of wanted drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva may prompt a war between drug traffickers along the border of Sonora, Mexico, and Arizona, experts say.

CLINTON, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Residents of Louisiana and Hawaii ranked highest, and residents of New York and Connecticut lowest, in a study of happiness in the United States, authors said.

VAL GARDENA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won his first World Cup title this season Friday, edging Switzerland's Carlo Janko in the super giant slalom at Val Gardena, Italy.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia are nearing agreement on a treaty that would cut the countries' nuclear arsenals, the presidents said Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two 23-year-old British nationals convicted of attempted insurance fraud in Brazil have been acquitted on a legal technicality, Brazilian officials say.

VAL D'ISERE, France, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- American Lindsey Vonn captured her third World Cup skiing win of the season Friday in the women's super-combined at Val d'Isere, France.

LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Airplane salvage companies, which operate much like junk yards for cars, are having a banner year in Britain and elsewhere, an international trade group said.

MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The European Union Parliament said it adopted a resolution that supports maintaining sanctions against Belarus officials to prompt greater democratization.

ROTHLEY, England, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The parents of Madeleine McCann said in a holiday appeal they long for the safe return of their missing daughter to their home in England.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A random sampling of 1,028 U.S. lakes rated the condition of 56 percent as good and the rest poor or fair, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- British soldiers in Northern Ireland are being warned dissidents may use women to lure them into ambushes this holiday season, a security force source said.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Eighty-eight percent of U.S. adults ages 19-29 say it is important for Congress to pass healthcare reform legislation, a survey indicates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has until Saturday to stitch a 60-vote healthcare compromise if a Christmas Eve vote is to be taken, aides said.